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Originally Posted by stu_pendousmat
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As far as I can see these are two different pieces of information -
Saint John
regional catchment and commuter population of 175,000 is describing Saint John´s status as the commuting centre of a connurbation where the daytime in-city population increases by approximately 52,000 people (workers, students, etc.,). That information is available here
http://www.saintjohntransit.com/index.php?id=5
Greater Moncton
market population: 190,000 seems to focus on people drawn to Moncton in the immediate area for shopping and services, not necessarily commuting for work or school.
A market population for Saint John would be around, if not superior to, 190,000 as you´d include the thousands of people who live along the coast from Lepreau through to Saint Stephen (Saint George, Saint Andrew´s, etc.,), everything south of Sussex and everything from Welsford down.
I´m also relatively certain a regional catchment and commuter population would be smaller for Moncton as it is not so clearly dominant in its region. Places like Shediac, Sackville, Amherst and other essentially self sustaining municipalities are surely counted in the Market figure but could not be meaningfully counted in the Commuter basin figure.
As for Moncton having 1.4 million people within a 2 1/2 hour drive - that is good for them, but unrelated to what area has the largest immediate client population.